Reclaiming Mothers Day (Beyond 36)

We are moving through the omer week of Yesod [foundation, creative energy], from the day of Chesed [loving-kindness] to Gevurah [strength]. This seems an auspicious moment to consider efforts to “reclaim Mother’s Day” for radical, life-saving messages:

from #ReclaimMothersDay Twitter feed

In the spirit of the original Mother’s Day,* activists in St. Louis gathered today to call on others to “join us in demanding an end to systematic oppression wrought by white supremacy in our nation, our schools, and (yes) our churches. (Here’s their “White Mothers We Need to Talk” handout.)

Making the Omer Count

from On the Road to Knowing: A Journey Away from OppressionA key element in the journey from liberation to revelation is understanding the workings of oppression, and our part in them. We cannot work effectively to end what we do not comprehend.

So this year, moving from Passover to Shavuot, I commit to learning more about how oppression works and how liberation is accomplished. I invite others to join me:

Let’s work together, as we count the Omer, to make this Omer count.

Thoughts and sources welcome.

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A Meditation

Aware that we are on a journey toward knowing God — from liberation to revelation — I undertake to know more today than I did yesterday about the workings of oppression.